Because this division word problem has the answer explained on the same page, use it as an all-class warm up. Covering up the bottom half, have scholars determine the missing factor in a multiplication sentence. They use an image to assist their thinking, and the question reveals that they are finding the answer to a division problem by solving for the missing factor. The idea here is that scholars would understand the relationship between the two operations, and the explanation addresses this.

Common Core

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